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| predecessor1 = [[Mir Shawkat Ali]]
| president1 = [[Shahabuddin Ahmed]]<br />[[Hussain Muhammad Ershad]]
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'''Kazi Mohammed Shafiullah''' [[Bir Uttam]] (born 2 September 1934){{citation needed|date=December 2018}}, also known as '''K. M. Shafiullah''', is a retired Bangladeshi general, former [[Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Manik |first1=Julfikar Ali |last2=Ahmed |first2=Inam |date=31 January 2010 |title=In eyes of Gen Shafiullah |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-124155|newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=20 June 2015}}</ref> and former Member of Parliament.
'''Kazi Mohammed Shafiullah''' [[Bir Uttam]] ({{lang-bn|কাজী মুহাম্মদ শফিউল্লাহ}}; born 2 September 1934){{citation needed|date=December 2018}}, also known as '''K. M. Shafiullah''', is a retired Bangladeshi general, former [[Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Manik |first1=Julfikar Ali |last2=Ahmed |first2=Inam |date=31 January 2010 |title=In eyes of Gen Shafiullah |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=124155 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=20 June 2015}}</ref> and former Member of Parliament.


As the Second in Command of Second [[East Bengal Regiment]], along with his battalion, he was the first Bengali officer to stage a rebellion on 19 March 1971 while 57 Bde Commander-Brig. Jahanzeb Arbab came to visit Joydevpur. He killed four non-Bengali officers of his own unit along with several non-Bengali soldiers hailing from then West Pakistan.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}} During the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]] of 1971, he was the Second in Command of Second [[East Bengal Regiment]] that revolted with six officers on the night of 4 April 1971. He became the Sector Commander of Sector 3, headquartered in Teliapara, Sylhet. He directly participated in active combat and escaped certain death at least in two such combats. Towards the end of September he was appointed one of three brigade commanders, leading what was called the "[[S Force (Bangladesh)|S-force]]" (after his surname) during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.<ref>{{cite news |date=22 July 2013 |title=KM Shafiullah hospitalised |url=http://www.risingbd.com/english/KM_Shafiullah_hospitalised/4527 |work=risingbd.com |access-date=21 June 2015}}</ref>
As the Second in Command of Second [[East Bengal Regiment]], along with his battalion, he was the first Bengali officer to stage a rebellion on 19 March 1971 while 57 Bde Commander-Brig. Jahanzeb Arbab came to visit Joydevpur. He killed four non-Bengali officers of his own unit along with several non-Bengali soldiers hailing from then West Pakistan.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}} During the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]] of 1971, he was the Second in Command of Second [[East Bengal Regiment]] that revolted with six officers on the night of 4 April 1971. He became the Sector Commander of Sector 3, headquartered in Teliapara, Sylhet. He directly participated in active combat and escaped certain death at least in two such combats. Towards the end of September he was appointed one of three brigade commanders, leading what was called the "[[S Force (Bangladesh)|S-force]]" (after his surname) during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.<ref>{{cite news |date=22 July 2013 |title=KM Shafiullah hospitalised |url=http://www.risingbd.com/english/KM_Shafiullah_hospitalised/4527 |work=risingbd.com |access-date=21 June 2015}}</ref>


==Military career==
==Military career==
Shafiullah was commissioned from 12 PMA Long Course in 1955.
He was commissioned from 12 PMA Long Course in 1955.
<ref>{{cite book |date=1989 |editor1-last=Heitzman |editor1-first=James |editor2-last=Worden |editor2-first=Robert |title=Bangladesh: A Country Study |url=https://cdn.loc.gov/master/frd/frdcstdy/ba/bangladeshcountr00heit/bangladeshcountr00heit.pdf |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=Federal Research Division, Library of Congress |page=262}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite book |date=1989 |editor1-last=Heitzman |editor1-first=James |editor2-last=Worden |editor2-first=Robert |title=Bangladesh: A Country Study |url=https://cdn.loc.gov/master/frd/frdcstdy/ba/bangladeshcountr00heit/bangladeshcountr00heit.pdf |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=Federal Research Division, Library of Congress |page=262}}</ref>


===Bangladesh Liberation War===
==Bangladesh Liberation War==
{{see also|Bangladesh Liberation War}}
{{see also|Bangladesh Liberation War}}
Prior to operation searchlight Major K.M Shafiullah was in 2East Bengal Regiment(EBR), Where he and other men of his company revolted and killed 4 West Pakistani officers and a few west Pakistani soldiers<ref>{{Cite book |title=EASTERN THEATRE 1971 war COMMAND & STAFF COLLEGE MILITARY HISTORY PRIMER: 2011 |year=2011 |pages=34}}</ref> After open hostilities Shafiullah at that time was Sector Commander of [[Bangladesh Forces]] Sector 3. His sector was headquartered in Teliapara, Sylhet from where he commanded his troops and took part in active combats during the entire duration of the war. His sector's areas were [[Dhaka District|Dhaka]], [[Mymensingh]], [[Sylhet District|Sylhet]] and parts of [[Comilla District|Comilla]] (present [[Brahmanbaria District|Brahmanbaria]] district).<ref>{{cite web |title=Major General K. M. Shafiullah Speaks to VOA |url=http://www.voabangla.com/content/a-16-2007-12-03-voa6-94412674/1393549.html |website=Voice of America, Bangla Service |type=Interview |access-date=21 June 2015}}</ref>
Prior to operation searchlight Major K.M Shafiullah was in 2East Bengal Regiment(EBR), Where he and other men of his company revolted and killed 4 West Pakistani officers and a few west Pakistani soldiers<ref>{{Cite book |title=EASTERN THEATRE 1971 war COMMAND & STAFF COLLEGE MILITARY HISTORY PRIMER: 2011 |year=2011 |pages=34}}</ref> After open hostilities Shafiullah at that time was Sector Commander of [[Bangladesh Forces]] Sector 3. His sector was headquartered in Teliapara, Sylhet from where he commanded his troops and took part in active combats during the entire duration of the war. His sector's areas were [[Dhaka District|Dhaka]], [[Mymensingh]], [[Sylhet District|Sylhet]] and parts of [[Comilla District|Comilla]] (present [[Brahmanbaria District|Brahmanbaria]] district).<ref>{{cite web |title=Major General K. M. Shafiullah Speaks to VOA |url=http://www.voabangla.com/content/a-16-2007-12-03-voa6-94412674/1393549.html |website=Voice of America, Bangla Service |type=Interview |access-date=21 June 2015}}</ref>
Later three brigades were formed, each identified by the initial of the commander's surname. His formation was fully structured and formalised by the end of September. As of September 1971, Commander of Sector 3 was assigned to Major [[A. N. M. Nuruzzaman]]. Major Shafiullah was among those attending the Pakistan surrender on 16 December 1971 at Race Course in [[Dhaka]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Report |title=Thousands sing 'My Bengal of Gold' |url=http://www.amadershomoys.com/content/2013/12/17/print0921.htm |website=Amader Shomoys |access-date=21 June 2015}}</ref>
Later three brigades were formed, each identified by the initial of the commander's surname. His formation was fully structured and formalised by the end of September. As of September 1971, Commander of Sector 3 was assigned to Major [[A. N. M. Nuruzzaman]]. Major Shafiullah was among those attending the Pakistan surrender on 16 December 1971 at Race Course in [[Dhaka]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Report |title=Thousands sing 'My Bengal of Gold' |url=http://www.amadershomoys.com/content/2013/12/17/print0921.htm |website=Amader Shomoys |access-date=21 June 2015}}</ref>


===Chief of Army Staff===
==Chief of Army Staff==
After the end of the war in December 1971, the Bangladesh government awarded him the [[Bir Uttam]] (medal) for his bravery and dedication, the second-highest military award in the country. He was appointed as the [[Chief of Army Staff (Bangladesh)|Chief of Army Staff]] of [[Bangladesh Army]] on 5 April 1972 by the [[Awami League]] government under [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Singh |first=Nagendra Kr. |title=Encyclopaedia of Bangladesh (Set of 30 Vols.) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qvmbJNPnX2YC&pg=PA2 |year=2003 |publisher=Anmol Publications PVT. LTD. |page=2 |isbn=978-81-261-1390-3 |access-date=11 November 2010}}</ref>
After the end of the war in December 1971, the Bangladesh government awarded him the [[Bir Uttam]] (medal) for his bravery and dedication, the second-highest military award in the country. He was appointed as the [[Chief of Army Staff (Bangladesh)|Chief of Army Staff]] of [[Bangladesh Army]] on 5 April 1972 by the [[Awami League]] government under [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Singh |first=Nagendra Kr. |title=Encyclopaedia of Bangladesh (Set of 30 Vols.) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qvmbJNPnX2YC&pg=PA2 |year=2003 |publisher=Anmol Publications PVT. LTD. |page=2 |isbn=978-81-261-1390-3 |access-date=11 November 2010}}</ref>


He was the chief of staff of the Bangladesh Army during the [[Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman|assassination]] of then president [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]].<ref name="The Daily Star">{{cite news |date=24 August 2014 |title=It's my failure I couldn't save Bangabandhu |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/its-my-failure-i-couldnt-save-bangabandhu-38409 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=13 June 2015}}</ref> During the assassination, he was kept in the dark about the plot, intelligence failed and he could not save the President.<ref>{{cite news |title=Trial of 195 war criminals should be held |url=http://www.weeklyholiday.net/homepage/pages/UserHome.aspx?ID=4&date=12%2F18%2F2015 |access-date=3 December 2016 |issue=1 |type=Opinion |newspaper=Holiday |date=18 December 2015 |archive-date=7 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207102906/http://www.weeklyholiday.net/homepage/pages/UserHome.aspx?ID=4&date=12%2F18%2F2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Dismissed from the position on 25 August 1975 by the following Mushtaq government, he retired from the army. He was succeeded by [[Ziaur Rahman]] as army Chief.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ahsan |first1=Syed Badrul |title=Remembering Khaled Musharraf. . . |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/remembering-khaled-musharraf |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=20 June 2015}}</ref> Suspecting his intentions based on his loyalty towards Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, General Shafiullah was sent overseas with an ambassadorial post, along with fellow [[Bangladesh Air Force]] Chief of Air Staff Air Vice Marshal A. K. Khandker. He was elected as an Awami League Member of Parliament in 1996.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ahsan |first1=Syed Badrul |title=Of memory . . . against forgetting |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=153043 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=20 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-7th-parliament-members-bangla|title=7th parliament members}}</ref>
He was the chief of staff of the Bangladesh Army during the [[Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman|assassination]] of then president [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]].<ref name="The Daily Star">{{cite news |date=24 August 2014 |title=It's my failure I couldn't save Bangabandhu |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/its-my-failure-i-couldnt-save-bangabandhu-38409 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=13 June 2015}}</ref> During the assassination, he was kept in the dark about the plot, intelligence failed and he could not save the President.<ref>{{cite news |title=Trial of 195 war criminals should be held |url=http://www.weeklyholiday.net/homepage/pages/UserHome.aspx?ID=4&date=12%2F18%2F2015 |access-date=3 December 2016 |issue=1 |type=Opinion |newspaper=Holiday |date=18 December 2015 |archive-date=7 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207102906/http://www.weeklyholiday.net/homepage/pages/UserHome.aspx?ID=4&date=12%2F18%2F2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Dismissed from the position on 25 August 1975 by the following Mushtaq government, he retired from the army. He was succeeded by [[Ziaur Rahman]] as army Chief.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ahsan |first1=Syed Badrul |title=Remembering Khaled Musharraf. . . |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/remembering-khaled-musharraf |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=20 June 2015}}</ref> Suspecting his intentions based on his loyalty towards Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, General Shafiullah was sent overseas with an ambassadorial post, along with fellow [[Bangladesh Air Force]] Chief of Air Staff Air Vice Marshal A. K. Khandker. He was elected as an Awami League Member of Parliament in 1996.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ahsan |first1=Syed Badrul |title=Of memory . . . against forgetting |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=153043 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=20 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-7th-parliament-members-bangla|title=7th parliament members}}</ref>


==After retirement from army and into diplomatic circles==
==Diplomatic and political career==
Shafiullah was appointed as the first Bangladeshi High Commissioner to Malaysia. He later served as the High Commissioner to Canada and South America. He was transferred to Sweden as the Ambassador to the Scandinavian region and finally to United Kingdom as the High Commissioner.
K. M. Shafiullah was appointed the first Bangladeshi High Commissioner to Malaysia. Malaysiahat had recognised the Independence of Bangladesh very soon after the liberation war. He thereafter went onto serve as the High Commissioner to Canada and South America. He was transferred to Sweden as the Ambassador to the Scandinavian region and finally to London as the High Commissioner. K. M. Shafiullah demonstrated a natural charisma and diplomacy in dealing with international and diplomatic affairs and in transitioning good relations between Bangladesh and the countries in which he served. During the time of serving his posting in London he was the most senior ambassador in the Commonwealth, having spent 20 years promoting the values and mission of the newly formed Bangladesh nation.


==Life in politics==
In 1990, he returned to Bangladesh in retirement from diplomatic service and got into politics. He was elected as a [[Jatiya Sangsad]] member with the nomination from the [[Bangladesh Awami League]] from the [[Narayanganj-1]] constituency during 1996–2001. He lost to [[Abdul Matin Chowdhury (politician)|Abdul Matin Chowdhury]] in the [[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001 general election]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Electoral Area Result Statistics |url=https://amarmp.com/election/result/electoral?seat_id=240/year=0 |access-date=2023-09-01 |website=Amarmp |language=en}}</ref>
In 1990 he returned to Bangladesh in retirement from diplomatic service and was reintroduced into the social fabric of national service, by being elected as an MP through the Awami League political party, the party of Sheikh Mujib. He served as an MP for the constituency of Rupganj, the area from which he originated. During his tenure as MP he was responsible for creating many roads and facilitating the formation of development and job creation in the constituency. Following two terms as an MP he retired from government.


==Returning to a life as a civilian and freedom fighter==
Shafiullah was hospitalized due to health issues in July 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|title=KM Shafiullah hospitalised |url=https://www.risingbd.com/english/national/news/4527 |access-date=2023-09-01|date=2013-07-21|website=Risingbd Online Bangla News Portal |language=en}}</ref>
Being the most senior army officer in Bangladesh, he was invited to chair the sector commanders forum in 2014. Through this association he has led marches and protests well into his late 70s to bring to account war criminals responsible for the atrocities of 1971. He has also led movements against corruption and poverty as an idealist of the revolution.<ref>{{cite news |title=Shafiullah new chairman of Sector Commanders Forum |url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2014/09/19/shafiullah-new-chairman-of-sector-commanders-forum |newspaper=bdnews24.com |access-date=13 June 2015}}</ref>

Shafiullah served as the chairman of the Sector Commanders Forum in 2014 and 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=Shafiullah new chairman of Sector Commanders Forum |url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2014/09/19/shafiullah-new-chairman-of-sector-commanders-forum |newspaper=bdnews24.com |access-date=13 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Shafiullah, Harun elected chairman, gen secy of SCF |url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/76988/shafiullah-harun-elected-chairman-gen-secy-of-scf |access-date=2023-09-01 |website=New Age|language=en}}</ref>


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M. Shafiullah''', is a retired Bangladeshi general, former [[Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Manik |first1=Julfikar Ali |last2=Ahmed |first2=Inam |date=31 January 2010 |title=In eyes of Gen Shafiullah |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-124155|newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=20 June 2015}}</ref> and former Member of Parliament. As the Second in Command of Second [[East Bengal Regiment]], along with his battalion, he was the first Bengali officer to stage a rebellion on 19 March 1971 while 57 Bde Commander-Brig. Jahanzeb Arbab came to visit Joydevpur. He killed four non-Bengali officers of his own unit along with several non-Bengali soldiers hailing from then West Pakistan.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}} During the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]] of 1971, he was the Second in Command of Second [[East Bengal Regiment]] that revolted with six officers on the night of 4 April 1971. He became the Sector Commander of Sector 3, headquartered in Teliapara, Sylhet. He directly participated in active combat and escaped certain death at least in two such combats. Towards the end of September he was appointed one of three brigade commanders, leading what was called the "[[S Force (Bangladesh)|S-force]]" (after his surname) during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.<ref>{{cite news |date=22 July 2013 |title=KM Shafiullah hospitalised |url=http://www.risingbd.com/english/KM_Shafiullah_hospitalised/4527 |work=risingbd.com |access-date=21 June 2015}}</ref> Shafiullah became Chief of Army Staff in April 1972. After the [[15 August 1975 Bangladesh coup d'état]], President [[Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad]] replaced him with Major General [[Ziaur Rahman]]. ==Military career== Shafiullah was commissioned from 12 PMA Long Course in 1955. <ref>{{cite book |date=1989 |editor1-last=Heitzman |editor1-first=James |editor2-last=Worden |editor2-first=Robert |title=Bangladesh: A Country Study |url=https://cdn.loc.gov/master/frd/frdcstdy/ba/bangladeshcountr00heit/bangladeshcountr00heit.pdf |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=Federal Research Division, Library of Congress |page=262}}</ref> ===Bangladesh Liberation War=== {{see also|Bangladesh Liberation War}} Prior to operation searchlight Major K.M Shafiullah was in 2East Bengal Regiment(EBR), Where he and other men of his company revolted and killed 4 West Pakistani officers and a few west Pakistani soldiers<ref>{{Cite book |title=EASTERN THEATRE 1971 war COMMAND & STAFF COLLEGE MILITARY HISTORY PRIMER: 2011 |year=2011 |pages=34}}</ref> After open hostilities Shafiullah at that time was Sector Commander of [[Bangladesh Forces]] Sector 3. His sector was headquartered in Teliapara, Sylhet from where he commanded his troops and took part in active combats during the entire duration of the war. His sector's areas were [[Dhaka District|Dhaka]], [[Mymensingh]], [[Sylhet District|Sylhet]] and parts of [[Comilla District|Comilla]] (present [[Brahmanbaria District|Brahmanbaria]] district).<ref>{{cite web |title=Major General K. M. Shafiullah Speaks to VOA |url=http://www.voabangla.com/content/a-16-2007-12-03-voa6-94412674/1393549.html |website=Voice of America, Bangla Service |type=Interview |access-date=21 June 2015}}</ref> Later three brigades were formed, each identified by the initial of the commander's surname. His formation was fully structured and formalised by the end of September. As of September 1971, Commander of Sector 3 was assigned to Major [[A. N. M. Nuruzzaman]]. Major Shafiullah was among those attending the Pakistan surrender on 16 December 1971 at Race Course in [[Dhaka]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Report |title=Thousands sing 'My Bengal of Gold' |url=http://www.amadershomoys.com/content/2013/12/17/print0921.htm |website=Amader Shomoys |access-date=21 June 2015}}</ref> ===Chief of Army Staff=== After the end of the war in December 1971, the Bangladesh government awarded him the [[Bir Uttam]] (medal) for his bravery and dedication, the second-highest military award in the country. He was appointed as the [[Chief of Army Staff (Bangladesh)|Chief of Army Staff]] of [[Bangladesh Army]] on 5 April 1972 by the [[Awami League]] government under [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Singh |first=Nagendra Kr. |title=Encyclopaedia of Bangladesh (Set of 30 Vols.) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qvmbJNPnX2YC&pg=PA2 |year=2003 |publisher=Anmol Publications PVT. LTD. |page=2 |isbn=978-81-261-1390-3 |access-date=11 November 2010}}</ref> On 7 April 1972, General M. A. G. Osmani resigned from his post, and the Army command was given to Shafiullah, the Bangladesh Air Force to [[A. K. Khandker]] and the Bangladesh Navy to [[Nurul Huq (Captain)|Nurul Haq]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Chowdhury |first=Anisuzzaman |title=Moulana Bhashani: leader of the toiling masses |date=2012 |publisher=Xlibris Corp |location=[S.l.] |page=273 |isbn=978-1-4691-3789-6}}</ref>{{Self-published inline|certain=yes|date=January 2018}}<ref>{{cite book |last1=Singh |first1=Charu lata |date=2010 |title=Media Military and Politics: A Study on Bangladesh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PBJOEjRDt_cC&pg=PT201 |publisher=Pinnacle Technology |pages=201– |isbn=978-1-61820-527-8|access-date=20 June 2015}}</ref> He was the chief of staff of the Bangladesh Army during the [[Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman|assassination]] of then president [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]].<ref name="The Daily Star">{{cite news |date=24 August 2014 |title=It's my failure I couldn't save Bangabandhu |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/its-my-failure-i-couldnt-save-bangabandhu-38409 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=13 June 2015}}</ref> During the assassination, he was kept in the dark about the plot, intelligence failed and he could not save the President.<ref>{{cite news |title=Trial of 195 war criminals should be held |url=http://www.weeklyholiday.net/homepage/pages/UserHome.aspx?ID=4&date=12%2F18%2F2015 |access-date=3 December 2016 |issue=1 |type=Opinion |newspaper=Holiday |date=18 December 2015 |archive-date=7 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207102906/http://www.weeklyholiday.net/homepage/pages/UserHome.aspx?ID=4&date=12%2F18%2F2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Dismissed from the position on 25 August 1975 by the following Mushtaq government, he retired from the army. He was succeeded by [[Ziaur Rahman]] as army Chief.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ahsan |first1=Syed Badrul |title=Remembering Khaled Musharraf. . . |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/remembering-khaled-musharraf |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=20 June 2015}}</ref> Suspecting his intentions based on his loyalty towards Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, General Shafiullah was sent overseas with an ambassadorial post, along with fellow [[Bangladesh Air Force]] Chief of Air Staff Air Vice Marshal A. K. Khandker. He was elected as an Awami League Member of Parliament in 1996.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ahsan |first1=Syed Badrul |title=Of memory . . . against forgetting |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=153043 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=20 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-7th-parliament-members-bangla|title=7th parliament members}}</ref> ==Diplomatic and political career== Shafiullah was appointed as the first Bangladeshi High Commissioner to Malaysia. He later served as the High Commissioner to Canada and South America. He was transferred to Sweden as the Ambassador to the Scandinavian region and finally to United Kingdom as the High Commissioner. In 1990, he returned to Bangladesh in retirement from diplomatic service and got into politics. He was elected as a [[Jatiya Sangsad]] member with the nomination from the [[Bangladesh Awami League]] from the [[Narayanganj-1]] constituency during 1996–2001. He lost to [[Abdul Matin Chowdhury (politician)|Abdul Matin Chowdhury]] in the [[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001 general election]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Electoral Area Result Statistics |url=https://amarmp.com/election/result/electoral?seat_id=240/year=0 |access-date=2023-09-01 |website=Amarmp |language=en}}</ref> Shafiullah was hospitalized due to health issues in July 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|title=KM Shafiullah hospitalised |url=https://www.risingbd.com/english/national/news/4527 |access-date=2023-09-01|date=2013-07-21|website=Risingbd Online Bangla News Portal |language=en}}</ref> Shafiullah served as the chairman of the Sector Commanders Forum in 2014 and 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=Shafiullah new chairman of Sector Commanders Forum |url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2014/09/19/shafiullah-new-chairman-of-sector-commanders-forum |newspaper=bdnews24.com |access-date=13 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Shafiullah, Harun elected chairman, gen secy of SCF |url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/76988/shafiullah-harun-elected-chairman-gen-secy-of-scf |access-date=2023-09-01 |website=New Age|language=en}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Authority control}} {{Liberation of Bangladesh}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Shafiullah, K. M.}} [[Category:1934 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Bangladesh Army generals]] [[Category:Chiefs of Army Staff, Bangladesh]] [[Category:Mukti Bahini personnel]] [[Category:Recipients of the Bir Uttom]] [[Category:Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League central committee members]]'
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'{{Short description|Bangladeshi general}} {{EngvarB|date=March 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = [[Major General]] | name = K. M. Shafiullah | honorific_suffix = [[Bir Uttom]] | office = Member of the [[Jatiyo Sangshad]] from [[Narayanganj]]-1 | image = | predecessor = Abdul Matin Chowdhury | successor = Abdul Matin Chowdhury | term_start = 1996 | term_end = 2001 | office1 =[[Bangladesh]] [[High Commissioner]] to United Kingdom | predecessor1 = [[Mir Shawkat Ali]] | president1 = [[Shahabuddin Ahmed]]<br />[[Hussain Muhammad Ershad]] | successor1 = M. M. Rezaul Karim | term_start1 = 31 July 1987 | term_end1 = 3 June 1991 | office2 = 1st [[Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army|Chief of Army Staff]]<br />[[File:Chief of Army Staff (Bangladesh) Emblem.svg|25px]] | predecessor2 = Major General [[Mohammad Abdur Rab (Bir Uttam)|M. A. Rab]] ''(As Chief of Staff)'' | successor2 = Lieutenant General [[Ziaur Rahman]] | term_start2 = 7 April 1972 | term_end2 = 25 August 1975 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1934|9|2}} | allegiance = {{flag|Bangladesh}}<br />{{flag|Pakistan}} (before 1971) | branch = {{plainlist|*{{army|Bangladesh}} * {{army|Pakistan}}}} | serviceyears = 1955-1975 | rank = [[File:Bangladesh-army-OF-7.svg|20px]] [[Major General]]<br />[[File:BD Army Major General Star Plate.svg|20px]] | unit = [[East Bengal Regiment]] | commands =*[[Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army|Chief of Army Staff]] * Brigade Commander of [[S Force (Bangladesh)|S Force]] * Sector Commander of the [[List of sectors in the Bangladesh Liberation War|Sector 3]] | battles = [[Bangladesh Liberation War]] | awards = {{flagicon image|Bir Uttom ribbon bar.svg|20px}} [[Bir Uttom]]<ref>[http://www.molwa.gov.bd/site/page/3f3b7628-3ac7-4927-bf6f-c9203fae601f/Bir-Uttam Bangladesh Gazette of 15 December, 1973; Ministry of Liberation War Affairs]</ref> }} '''Kazi Mohammed Shafiullah''' [[Bir Uttam]] ({{lang-bn|কাজী মুহাম্মদ শফিউল্লাহ}}; born 2 September 1934){{citation needed|date=December 2018}}, also known as '''K. M. Shafiullah''', is a retired Bangladeshi general, former [[Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Manik |first1=Julfikar Ali |last2=Ahmed |first2=Inam |date=31 January 2010 |title=In eyes of Gen Shafiullah |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=124155 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=20 June 2015}}</ref> and former Member of Parliament. As the Second in Command of Second [[East Bengal Regiment]], along with his battalion, he was the first Bengali officer to stage a rebellion on 19 March 1971 while 57 Bde Commander-Brig. Jahanzeb Arbab came to visit Joydevpur. He killed four non-Bengali officers of his own unit along with several non-Bengali soldiers hailing from then West Pakistan.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}} During the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]] of 1971, he was the Second in Command of Second [[East Bengal Regiment]] that revolted with six officers on the night of 4 April 1971. He became the Sector Commander of Sector 3, headquartered in Teliapara, Sylhet. He directly participated in active combat and escaped certain death at least in two such combats. Towards the end of September he was appointed one of three brigade commanders, leading what was called the "[[S Force (Bangladesh)|S-force]]" (after his surname) during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.<ref>{{cite news |date=22 July 2013 |title=KM Shafiullah hospitalised |url=http://www.risingbd.com/english/KM_Shafiullah_hospitalised/4527 |work=risingbd.com |access-date=21 June 2015}}</ref> Shafiullah became Chief of Army Staff in April 1972. After the [[15 August 1975 Bangladesh coup d'état]], President [[Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad]] replaced him with Major General [[Ziaur Rahman]]. ==Military career== He was commissioned from 12 PMA Long Course in 1955. <ref>{{cite book |date=1989 |editor1-last=Heitzman |editor1-first=James |editor2-last=Worden |editor2-first=Robert |title=Bangladesh: A Country Study |url=https://cdn.loc.gov/master/frd/frdcstdy/ba/bangladeshcountr00heit/bangladeshcountr00heit.pdf |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=Federal Research Division, Library of Congress |page=262}}</ref> ==Bangladesh Liberation War== {{see also|Bangladesh Liberation War}} Prior to operation searchlight Major K.M Shafiullah was in 2East Bengal Regiment(EBR), Where he and other men of his company revolted and killed 4 West Pakistani officers and a few west Pakistani soldiers<ref>{{Cite book |title=EASTERN THEATRE 1971 war COMMAND & STAFF COLLEGE MILITARY HISTORY PRIMER: 2011 |year=2011 |pages=34}}</ref> After open hostilities Shafiullah at that time was Sector Commander of [[Bangladesh Forces]] Sector 3. His sector was headquartered in Teliapara, Sylhet from where he commanded his troops and took part in active combats during the entire duration of the war. His sector's areas were [[Dhaka District|Dhaka]], [[Mymensingh]], [[Sylhet District|Sylhet]] and parts of [[Comilla District|Comilla]] (present [[Brahmanbaria District|Brahmanbaria]] district).<ref>{{cite web |title=Major General K. M. Shafiullah Speaks to VOA |url=http://www.voabangla.com/content/a-16-2007-12-03-voa6-94412674/1393549.html |website=Voice of America, Bangla Service |type=Interview |access-date=21 June 2015}}</ref> Later three brigades were formed, each identified by the initial of the commander's surname. His formation was fully structured and formalised by the end of September. As of September 1971, Commander of Sector 3 was assigned to Major [[A. N. M. Nuruzzaman]]. Major Shafiullah was among those attending the Pakistan surrender on 16 December 1971 at Race Course in [[Dhaka]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Report |title=Thousands sing 'My Bengal of Gold' |url=http://www.amadershomoys.com/content/2013/12/17/print0921.htm |website=Amader Shomoys |access-date=21 June 2015}}</ref> ==Chief of Army Staff== After the end of the war in December 1971, the Bangladesh government awarded him the [[Bir Uttam]] (medal) for his bravery and dedication, the second-highest military award in the country. He was appointed as the [[Chief of Army Staff (Bangladesh)|Chief of Army Staff]] of [[Bangladesh Army]] on 5 April 1972 by the [[Awami League]] government under [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Singh |first=Nagendra Kr. |title=Encyclopaedia of Bangladesh (Set of 30 Vols.) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qvmbJNPnX2YC&pg=PA2 |year=2003 |publisher=Anmol Publications PVT. LTD. |page=2 |isbn=978-81-261-1390-3 |access-date=11 November 2010}}</ref> On 7 April 1972, General M. A. G. Osmani resigned from his post, and the Army command was given to Shafiullah, the Bangladesh Air Force to [[A. K. Khandker]] and the Bangladesh Navy to [[Nurul Huq (Captain)|Nurul Haq]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Chowdhury |first=Anisuzzaman |title=Moulana Bhashani: leader of the toiling masses |date=2012 |publisher=Xlibris Corp |location=[S.l.] |page=273 |isbn=978-1-4691-3789-6}}</ref>{{Self-published inline|certain=yes|date=January 2018}}<ref>{{cite book |last1=Singh |first1=Charu lata |date=2010 |title=Media Military and Politics: A Study on Bangladesh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PBJOEjRDt_cC&pg=PT201 |publisher=Pinnacle Technology |pages=201– |isbn=978-1-61820-527-8|access-date=20 June 2015}}</ref> He was the chief of staff of the Bangladesh Army during the [[Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman|assassination]] of then president [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]].<ref name="The Daily Star">{{cite news |date=24 August 2014 |title=It's my failure I couldn't save Bangabandhu |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/its-my-failure-i-couldnt-save-bangabandhu-38409 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=13 June 2015}}</ref> During the assassination, he was kept in the dark about the plot, intelligence failed and he could not save the President.<ref>{{cite news |title=Trial of 195 war criminals should be held |url=http://www.weeklyholiday.net/homepage/pages/UserHome.aspx?ID=4&date=12%2F18%2F2015 |access-date=3 December 2016 |issue=1 |type=Opinion |newspaper=Holiday |date=18 December 2015 |archive-date=7 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207102906/http://www.weeklyholiday.net/homepage/pages/UserHome.aspx?ID=4&date=12%2F18%2F2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Dismissed from the position on 25 August 1975 by the following Mushtaq government, he retired from the army. He was succeeded by [[Ziaur Rahman]] as army Chief.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ahsan |first1=Syed Badrul |title=Remembering Khaled Musharraf. . . |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/remembering-khaled-musharraf |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=20 June 2015}}</ref> Suspecting his intentions based on his loyalty towards Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, General Shafiullah was sent overseas with an ambassadorial post, along with fellow [[Bangladesh Air Force]] Chief of Air Staff Air Vice Marshal A. K. Khandker. He was elected as an Awami League Member of Parliament in 1996.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ahsan |first1=Syed Badrul |title=Of memory . . . against forgetting |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=153043 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=20 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-7th-parliament-members-bangla|title=7th parliament members}}</ref> ==After retirement from army and into diplomatic circles== K. M. Shafiullah was appointed the first Bangladeshi High Commissioner to Malaysia. Malaysiahat had recognised the Independence of Bangladesh very soon after the liberation war. He thereafter went onto serve as the High Commissioner to Canada and South America. He was transferred to Sweden as the Ambassador to the Scandinavian region and finally to London as the High Commissioner. K. M. Shafiullah demonstrated a natural charisma and diplomacy in dealing with international and diplomatic affairs and in transitioning good relations between Bangladesh and the countries in which he served. During the time of serving his posting in London he was the most senior ambassador in the Commonwealth, having spent 20 years promoting the values and mission of the newly formed Bangladesh nation. ==Life in politics== In 1990 he returned to Bangladesh in retirement from diplomatic service and was reintroduced into the social fabric of national service, by being elected as an MP through the Awami League political party, the party of Sheikh Mujib. He served as an MP for the constituency of Rupganj, the area from which he originated. During his tenure as MP he was responsible for creating many roads and facilitating the formation of development and job creation in the constituency. Following two terms as an MP he retired from government. ==Returning to a life as a civilian and freedom fighter== Being the most senior army officer in Bangladesh, he was invited to chair the sector commanders forum in 2014. Through this association he has led marches and protests well into his late 70s to bring to account war criminals responsible for the atrocities of 1971. He has also led movements against corruption and poverty as an idealist of the revolution.<ref>{{cite news |title=Shafiullah new chairman of Sector Commanders Forum |url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2014/09/19/shafiullah-new-chairman-of-sector-commanders-forum |newspaper=bdnews24.com |access-date=13 June 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} {{Liberation of Bangladesh}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Shafiullah, K. M.}} [[Category:1934 births]] [[Category:Bangladesh Army generals]] [[Category:Chiefs of Army Staff, Bangladesh]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Mukti Bahini personnel]] [[Category:Recipients of the Bir Uttom]] [[Category:Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League central committee members]]'
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'@@ -5,19 +5,18 @@ | honorific_prefix = [[Major General]] | name = K. M. Shafiullah -| native_name = কাজী মুহাম্মদ শফিউল্লাহ -| native_name_lang = bn | honorific_suffix = [[Bir Uttom]] -| constituency_MP = [[Narayanganj-1]] -| parliament = Bangladesh -| predecessor = [[Abdul Matin Chowdhury (politician)|Abdul Matin Chowdhury]] +| office = Member of the [[Jatiyo Sangshad]] from [[Narayanganj]]-1 +| image = +| predecessor = Abdul Matin Chowdhury | successor = Abdul Matin Chowdhury -| term_start = 14 July 1996 -| term_end = 13 July 2001 -| office1 = Bangladesh High Commissioner to United Kingdom +| term_start = 1996 +| term_end = 2001 +| office1 =[[Bangladesh]] [[High Commissioner]] to United Kingdom | predecessor1 = [[Mir Shawkat Ali]] +| president1 = [[Shahabuddin Ahmed]]<br />[[Hussain Muhammad Ershad]] | successor1 = M. M. Rezaul Karim | term_start1 = 31 July 1987 | term_end1 = 3 June 1991 -| office2 = 1st [[Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army|Chief of Army Staff]] +| office2 = 1st [[Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army|Chief of Army Staff]]<br />[[File:Chief of Army Staff (Bangladesh) Emblem.svg|25px]] | predecessor2 = Major General [[Mohammad Abdur Rab (Bir Uttam)|M. A. Rab]] ''(As Chief of Staff)'' | successor2 = Lieutenant General [[Ziaur Rahman]] @@ -25,5 +24,4 @@ | term_end2 = 25 August 1975 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1934|9|2}} -| birth_place = [[Narayanganj]], [[Dhaka Division|Dhaka]], [[British Raj|British India]] (Now, [[Bangladesh]]) | allegiance = {{flag|Bangladesh}}<br />{{flag|Pakistan}} (before 1971) | branch = {{plainlist|*{{army|Bangladesh}} @@ -39,5 +37,5 @@ }} -'''Kazi Mohammed Shafiullah''' [[Bir Uttam]] (born 2 September 1934){{citation needed|date=December 2018}}, also known as '''K. M. Shafiullah''', is a retired Bangladeshi general, former [[Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Manik |first1=Julfikar Ali |last2=Ahmed |first2=Inam |date=31 January 2010 |title=In eyes of Gen Shafiullah |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-124155|newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=20 June 2015}}</ref> and former Member of Parliament. +'''Kazi Mohammed Shafiullah''' [[Bir Uttam]] ({{lang-bn|কাজী মুহাম্মদ শফিউল্লাহ}}; born 2 September 1934){{citation needed|date=December 2018}}, also known as '''K. M. Shafiullah''', is a retired Bangladeshi general, former [[Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Manik |first1=Julfikar Ali |last2=Ahmed |first2=Inam |date=31 January 2010 |title=In eyes of Gen Shafiullah |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=124155 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=20 June 2015}}</ref> and former Member of Parliament. As the Second in Command of Second [[East Bengal Regiment]], along with his battalion, he was the first Bengali officer to stage a rebellion on 19 March 1971 while 57 Bde Commander-Brig. Jahanzeb Arbab came to visit Joydevpur. He killed four non-Bengali officers of his own unit along with several non-Bengali soldiers hailing from then West Pakistan.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}} During the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]] of 1971, he was the Second in Command of Second [[East Bengal Regiment]] that revolted with six officers on the night of 4 April 1971. He became the Sector Commander of Sector 3, headquartered in Teliapara, Sylhet. He directly participated in active combat and escaped certain death at least in two such combats. Towards the end of September he was appointed one of three brigade commanders, leading what was called the "[[S Force (Bangladesh)|S-force]]" (after his surname) during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.<ref>{{cite news |date=22 July 2013 |title=KM Shafiullah hospitalised |url=http://www.risingbd.com/english/KM_Shafiullah_hospitalised/4527 |work=risingbd.com |access-date=21 June 2015}}</ref> @@ -46,8 +44,8 @@ ==Military career== -Shafiullah was commissioned from 12 PMA Long Course in 1955. +He was commissioned from 12 PMA Long Course in 1955. <ref>{{cite book |date=1989 |editor1-last=Heitzman |editor1-first=James |editor2-last=Worden |editor2-first=Robert |title=Bangladesh: A Country Study |url=https://cdn.loc.gov/master/frd/frdcstdy/ba/bangladeshcountr00heit/bangladeshcountr00heit.pdf |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=Federal Research Division, Library of Congress |page=262}}</ref> -===Bangladesh Liberation War=== +==Bangladesh Liberation War== {{see also|Bangladesh Liberation War}} Prior to operation searchlight Major K.M Shafiullah was in 2East Bengal Regiment(EBR), Where he and other men of his company revolted and killed 4 West Pakistani officers and a few west Pakistani soldiers<ref>{{Cite book |title=EASTERN THEATRE 1971 war COMMAND & STAFF COLLEGE MILITARY HISTORY PRIMER: 2011 |year=2011 |pages=34}}</ref> After open hostilities Shafiullah at that time was Sector Commander of [[Bangladesh Forces]] Sector 3. His sector was headquartered in Teliapara, Sylhet from where he commanded his troops and took part in active combats during the entire duration of the war. His sector's areas were [[Dhaka District|Dhaka]], [[Mymensingh]], [[Sylhet District|Sylhet]] and parts of [[Comilla District|Comilla]] (present [[Brahmanbaria District|Brahmanbaria]] district).<ref>{{cite web |title=Major General K. M. Shafiullah Speaks to VOA |url=http://www.voabangla.com/content/a-16-2007-12-03-voa6-94412674/1393549.html |website=Voice of America, Bangla Service |type=Interview |access-date=21 June 2015}}</ref> @@ -55,5 +53,5 @@ Later three brigades were formed, each identified by the initial of the commander's surname. His formation was fully structured and formalised by the end of September. As of September 1971, Commander of Sector 3 was assigned to Major [[A. N. M. Nuruzzaman]]. Major Shafiullah was among those attending the Pakistan surrender on 16 December 1971 at Race Course in [[Dhaka]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Report |title=Thousands sing 'My Bengal of Gold' |url=http://www.amadershomoys.com/content/2013/12/17/print0921.htm |website=Amader Shomoys |access-date=21 June 2015}}</ref> -===Chief of Army Staff=== +==Chief of Army Staff== After the end of the war in December 1971, the Bangladesh government awarded him the [[Bir Uttam]] (medal) for his bravery and dedication, the second-highest military award in the country. He was appointed as the [[Chief of Army Staff (Bangladesh)|Chief of Army Staff]] of [[Bangladesh Army]] on 5 April 1972 by the [[Awami League]] government under [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Singh |first=Nagendra Kr. |title=Encyclopaedia of Bangladesh (Set of 30 Vols.) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qvmbJNPnX2YC&pg=PA2 |year=2003 |publisher=Anmol Publications PVT. LTD. |page=2 |isbn=978-81-261-1390-3 |access-date=11 November 2010}}</ref> @@ -62,25 +60,24 @@ He was the chief of staff of the Bangladesh Army during the [[Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman|assassination]] of then president [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]].<ref name="The Daily Star">{{cite news |date=24 August 2014 |title=It's my failure I couldn't save Bangabandhu |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/its-my-failure-i-couldnt-save-bangabandhu-38409 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=13 June 2015}}</ref> During the assassination, he was kept in the dark about the plot, intelligence failed and he could not save the President.<ref>{{cite news |title=Trial of 195 war criminals should be held |url=http://www.weeklyholiday.net/homepage/pages/UserHome.aspx?ID=4&date=12%2F18%2F2015 |access-date=3 December 2016 |issue=1 |type=Opinion |newspaper=Holiday |date=18 December 2015 |archive-date=7 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207102906/http://www.weeklyholiday.net/homepage/pages/UserHome.aspx?ID=4&date=12%2F18%2F2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Dismissed from the position on 25 August 1975 by the following Mushtaq government, he retired from the army. He was succeeded by [[Ziaur Rahman]] as army Chief.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ahsan |first1=Syed Badrul |title=Remembering Khaled Musharraf. . . |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/remembering-khaled-musharraf |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=20 June 2015}}</ref> Suspecting his intentions based on his loyalty towards Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, General Shafiullah was sent overseas with an ambassadorial post, along with fellow [[Bangladesh Air Force]] Chief of Air Staff Air Vice Marshal A. K. Khandker. He was elected as an Awami League Member of Parliament in 1996.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ahsan |first1=Syed Badrul |title=Of memory . . . against forgetting |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=153043 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=20 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-7th-parliament-members-bangla|title=7th parliament members}}</ref> -==Diplomatic and political career== -Shafiullah was appointed as the first Bangladeshi High Commissioner to Malaysia. He later served as the High Commissioner to Canada and South America. He was transferred to Sweden as the Ambassador to the Scandinavian region and finally to United Kingdom as the High Commissioner. +==After retirement from army and into diplomatic circles== +K. M. Shafiullah was appointed the first Bangladeshi High Commissioner to Malaysia. Malaysiahat had recognised the Independence of Bangladesh very soon after the liberation war. He thereafter went onto serve as the High Commissioner to Canada and South America. He was transferred to Sweden as the Ambassador to the Scandinavian region and finally to London as the High Commissioner. K. M. Shafiullah demonstrated a natural charisma and diplomacy in dealing with international and diplomatic affairs and in transitioning good relations between Bangladesh and the countries in which he served. During the time of serving his posting in London he was the most senior ambassador in the Commonwealth, having spent 20 years promoting the values and mission of the newly formed Bangladesh nation. -In 1990, he returned to Bangladesh in retirement from diplomatic service and got into politics. He was elected as a [[Jatiya Sangsad]] member with the nomination from the [[Bangladesh Awami League]] from the [[Narayanganj-1]] constituency during 1996–2001. He lost to [[Abdul Matin Chowdhury (politician)|Abdul Matin Chowdhury]] in the [[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001 general election]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Electoral Area Result Statistics |url=https://amarmp.com/election/result/electoral?seat_id=240/year=0 |access-date=2023-09-01 |website=Amarmp |language=en}}</ref> +==Life in politics== +In 1990 he returned to Bangladesh in retirement from diplomatic service and was reintroduced into the social fabric of national service, by being elected as an MP through the Awami League political party, the party of Sheikh Mujib. He served as an MP for the constituency of Rupganj, the area from which he originated. During his tenure as MP he was responsible for creating many roads and facilitating the formation of development and job creation in the constituency. Following two terms as an MP he retired from government. -Shafiullah was hospitalized due to health issues in July 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|title=KM Shafiullah hospitalised |url=https://www.risingbd.com/english/national/news/4527 |access-date=2023-09-01|date=2013-07-21|website=Risingbd Online Bangla News Portal |language=en}}</ref> - -Shafiullah served as the chairman of the Sector Commanders Forum in 2014 and 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=Shafiullah new chairman of Sector Commanders Forum |url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2014/09/19/shafiullah-new-chairman-of-sector-commanders-forum |newspaper=bdnews24.com |access-date=13 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Shafiullah, Harun elected chairman, gen secy of SCF |url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/76988/shafiullah-harun-elected-chairman-gen-secy-of-scf |access-date=2023-09-01 |website=New Age|language=en}}</ref> +==Returning to a life as a civilian and freedom fighter== +Being the most senior army officer in Bangladesh, he was invited to chair the sector commanders forum in 2014. Through this association he has led marches and protests well into his late 70s to bring to account war criminals responsible for the atrocities of 1971. He has also led movements against corruption and poverty as an idealist of the revolution.<ref>{{cite news |title=Shafiullah new chairman of Sector Commanders Forum |url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2014/09/19/shafiullah-new-chairman-of-sector-commanders-forum |newspaper=bdnews24.com |access-date=13 June 2015}}</ref> ==References== -{{Reflist}} +{{Reflist|30em}} -{{Authority control}} {{Liberation of Bangladesh}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Shafiullah, K. M.}} [[Category:1934 births]] -[[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Bangladesh Army generals]] [[Category:Chiefs of Army Staff, Bangladesh]] +[[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Mukti Bahini personnel]] [[Category:Recipients of the Bir Uttom]] [[Category:Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League central committee members]] '
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'<div class="mw-parser-output"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Bangladeshi general</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-header,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-subheader,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-above,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-title,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-image,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-below{text-align:center}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 100%;"><div class="honorific-prefix" style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Major_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Major General">Major General</a></div><div class="fn" style="font-size:125%;">K. 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Shafiullah</div><div class="honorific-suffix" style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bir_Uttom" title="Bir Uttom">Bir Uttom</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1066479718"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jatiyo_Sangshad" class="mw-redirect" title="Jatiyo Sangshad">Jatiyo Sangshad</a> from <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Narayanganj" title="Narayanganj">Narayanganj</a>-1</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />1996–2001</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1066479718"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Abdul Matin Chowdhury</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Abdul Matin Chowdhury</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1066479718"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/High_Commissioner" class="mw-redirect" title="High Commissioner">High Commissioner</a> to United Kingdom</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />31 July 1987&#160;–&#32;3 June 1991</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1066479718"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">President</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Shahabuddin_Ahmed" title="Shahabuddin Ahmed">Shahabuddin Ahmed</a><br /><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hussain_Muhammad_Ershad" title="Hussain Muhammad Ershad">Hussain Muhammad Ershad</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mir_Shawkat_Ali" title="Mir Shawkat Ali">Mir Shawkat Ali</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">M. 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class="infobox-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bangladesh_Liberation_War" title="Bangladesh Liberation War">Bangladesh Liberation War</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right; font-size: 95%"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Kazi Mohammed Shafiullah</b> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bir_Uttam" class="mw-redirect" title="Bir Uttam">Bir Uttam</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a>: <span lang="bn">কাজী মুহাম্মদ শফিউল্লাহ</span>; born 2 September 1934)<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup>, also known as <b>K. M. Shafiullah</b>, is a retired Bangladeshi general, former <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Chief_of_Army_Staff_of_the_Bangladesh_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army">Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">&#91;2&#93;</a></sup> and former Member of Parliament. </p><p>As the Second in Command of Second <a href="/enwiki/wiki/East_Bengal_Regiment" title="East Bengal Regiment">East Bengal Regiment</a>, along with his battalion, he was the first Bengali officer to stage a rebellion on 19 March 1971 while 57 Bde Commander-Brig. Jahanzeb Arbab came to visit Joydevpur. He killed four non-Bengali officers of his own unit along with several non-Bengali soldiers hailing from then West Pakistan.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> During the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bangladesh_Liberation_War" title="Bangladesh Liberation War">Bangladesh Liberation War</a> of 1971, he was the Second in Command of Second <a href="/enwiki/wiki/East_Bengal_Regiment" title="East Bengal Regiment">East Bengal Regiment</a> that revolted with six officers on the night of 4 April 1971. He became the Sector Commander of Sector 3, headquartered in Teliapara, Sylhet. He directly participated in active combat and escaped certain death at least in two such combats. Towards the end of September he was appointed one of three brigade commanders, leading what was called the "<a href="/enwiki/wiki/S_Force_(Bangladesh)" title="S Force (Bangladesh)">S-force</a>" (after his surname) during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">&#91;3&#93;</a></sup> </p><p>Shafiullah became Chief of Army Staff in April 1972. After the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/15_August_1975_Bangladesh_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat" class="mw-redirect" title="15 August 1975 Bangladesh coup d&#39;état">15 August 1975 Bangladesh coup d'état</a>, President <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Khondaker_Mostaq_Ahmad" title="Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad">Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad</a> replaced him with Major General <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ziaur_Rahman" title="Ziaur Rahman">Ziaur Rahman</a>. </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Military_career"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Military career</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Bangladesh_Liberation_War"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Bangladesh Liberation War</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Chief_of_Army_Staff"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Chief of Army Staff</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#After_retirement_from_army_and_into_diplomatic_circles"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">After retirement from army and into diplomatic circles</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#Life_in_politics"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Life in politics</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#Returning_to_a_life_as_a_civilian_and_freedom_fighter"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Returning to a life as a civilian and freedom fighter</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Military_career">Military career</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=K._M._Shafiullah&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: Military career">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>He was commissioned from 12 PMA Long Course in 1955. <sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">&#91;4&#93;</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Bangladesh_Liberation_War">Bangladesh Liberation War</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=K._M._Shafiullah&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: Bangladesh Liberation War">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1033289096">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bangladesh_Liberation_War" title="Bangladesh Liberation War">Bangladesh Liberation War</a></div> <p>Prior to operation searchlight Major K.M Shafiullah was in 2East Bengal Regiment(EBR), Where he and other men of his company revolted and killed 4 West Pakistani officers and a few west Pakistani soldiers<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">&#91;5&#93;</a></sup> After open hostilities Shafiullah at that time was Sector Commander of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bangladesh_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Bangladesh Forces">Bangladesh Forces</a> Sector 3. His sector was headquartered in Teliapara, Sylhet from where he commanded his troops and took part in active combats during the entire duration of the war. His sector's areas were <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dhaka_District" title="Dhaka District">Dhaka</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mymensingh" title="Mymensingh">Mymensingh</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sylhet_District" title="Sylhet District">Sylhet</a> and parts of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Comilla_District" title="Comilla District">Comilla</a> (present <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Brahmanbaria_District" title="Brahmanbaria District">Brahmanbaria</a> district).<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">&#91;6&#93;</a></sup> </p><p>Later three brigades were formed, each identified by the initial of the commander's surname. His formation was fully structured and formalised by the end of September. As of September 1971, Commander of Sector 3 was assigned to Major <a href="/enwiki/wiki/A._N._M._Nuruzzaman" title="A. N. M. Nuruzzaman">A. N. M. Nuruzzaman</a>. Major Shafiullah was among those attending the Pakistan surrender on 16 December 1971 at Race Course in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka">Dhaka</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">&#91;7&#93;</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Chief_of_Army_Staff">Chief of Army Staff</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=K._M._Shafiullah&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3" title="Edit section: Chief of Army Staff">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>After the end of the war in December 1971, the Bangladesh government awarded him the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bir_Uttam" class="mw-redirect" title="Bir Uttam">Bir Uttam</a> (medal) for his bravery and dedication, the second-highest military award in the country. He was appointed as the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Chief_of_Army_Staff_(Bangladesh)" title="Chief of Army Staff (Bangladesh)">Chief of Army Staff</a> of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bangladesh_Army" title="Bangladesh Army">Bangladesh Army</a> on 5 April 1972 by the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Awami_League" title="Awami League">Awami League</a> government under <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sheikh_Mujibur_Rahman" title="Sheikh Mujibur Rahman">Sheikh Mujibur Rahman</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8">&#91;8&#93;</a></sup> </p><p>On 7 April 1972, General M. A. G. Osmani resigned from his post, and the Army command was given to Shafiullah, the Bangladesh Air Force to <a href="/enwiki/wiki/A._K._Khandker" title="A. K. Khandker">A. K. Khandker</a> and the Bangladesh Navy to <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Nurul_Huq_(Captain)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nurul Huq (Captain)">Nurul Haq</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9">&#91;9&#93;</a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Self-published_sources" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability"><span title="The material near this tag may rely on a self-published source. (January 2018)">self-published source</span></a></i>&#93;</sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10">&#91;10&#93;</a></sup> </p><p>He was the chief of staff of the Bangladesh Army during the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Assassination_of_Sheikh_Mujibur_Rahman" title="Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman">assassination</a> of then president <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sheikh_Mujibur_Rahman" title="Sheikh Mujibur Rahman">Sheikh Mujibur Rahman</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Daily_Star_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Daily_Star-11">&#91;11&#93;</a></sup> During the assassination, he was kept in the dark about the plot, intelligence failed and he could not save the President.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12">&#91;12&#93;</a></sup> Dismissed from the position on 25 August 1975 by the following Mushtaq government, he retired from the army. He was succeeded by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ziaur_Rahman" title="Ziaur Rahman">Ziaur Rahman</a> as army Chief.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13">&#91;13&#93;</a></sup> Suspecting his intentions based on his loyalty towards Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, General Shafiullah was sent overseas with an ambassadorial post, along with fellow <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bangladesh_Air_Force" title="Bangladesh Air Force">Bangladesh Air Force</a> Chief of Air Staff Air Vice Marshal A. K. Khandker. He was elected as an Awami League Member of Parliament in 1996.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14">&#91;14&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15">&#91;15&#93;</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="After_retirement_from_army_and_into_diplomatic_circles">After retirement from army and into diplomatic circles</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=K._M._Shafiullah&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4" title="Edit section: After retirement from army and into diplomatic circles">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>K. M. Shafiullah was appointed the first Bangladeshi High Commissioner to Malaysia. Malaysiahat had recognised the Independence of Bangladesh very soon after the liberation war. He thereafter went onto serve as the High Commissioner to Canada and South America. He was transferred to Sweden as the Ambassador to the Scandinavian region and finally to London as the High Commissioner. K. M. Shafiullah demonstrated a natural charisma and diplomacy in dealing with international and diplomatic affairs and in transitioning good relations between Bangladesh and the countries in which he served. During the time of serving his posting in London he was the most senior ambassador in the Commonwealth, having spent 20 years promoting the values and mission of the newly formed Bangladesh nation. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Life_in_politics">Life in politics</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=K._M._Shafiullah&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5" title="Edit section: Life in politics">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>In 1990 he returned to Bangladesh in retirement from diplomatic service and was reintroduced into the social fabric of national service, by being elected as an MP through the Awami League political party, the party of Sheikh Mujib. He served as an MP for the constituency of Rupganj, the area from which he originated. During his tenure as MP he was responsible for creating many roads and facilitating the formation of development and job creation in the constituency. Following two terms as an MP he retired from government. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Returning_to_a_life_as_a_civilian_and_freedom_fighter">Returning to a life as a civilian and freedom fighter</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=K._M._Shafiullah&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6" title="Edit section: Returning to a life as a civilian and freedom fighter">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>Being the most senior army officer in Bangladesh, he was invited to chair the sector commanders forum in 2014. Through this association he has led marches and protests well into his late 70s to bring to account war criminals responsible for the atrocities of 1971. He has also led movements against corruption and poverty as an idealist of the revolution.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16">&#91;16&#93;</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="References">References</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=K._M._Shafiullah&amp;action=edit&amp;section=7" title="Edit section: References">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1011085734">.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%;margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.molwa.gov.bd/site/page/3f3b7628-3ac7-4927-bf6f-c9203fae601f/Bir-Uttam">Bangladesh Gazette of 15 December, 1973; Ministry of Liberation War Affairs</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1133582631">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:#d33}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:#d33}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#3a3;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}</style><cite id="CITEREFManikAhmed2010" class="citation news cs1">Manik, Julfikar Ali; Ahmed, Inam (31 January 2010). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=124155">"In eyes of Gen Shafiullah"</a>. <i>The Daily Star</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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href="/enwiki/wiki/Muslim_nationalism_in_South_Asia" title="Muslim nationalism in South Asia">Muslim nationalism in South Asia</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Two-nation_theory" title="Two-nation theory">Two-nation theory</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bengali_nationalism" title="Bengali nationalism">Bengali nationalism</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bengal_studies" title="Bengal studies">Bengal studies</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bangamata" title="Bangamata">Bangamata</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Joy_Bangla" title="Joy Bangla">Joy Bangla</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:9.0em;background-color:#DCDCDC;">Pakistan Movement</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Partition_of_Bengal_(1905)" title="Partition of Bengal (1905)">Partition of Bengal (1905)</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Eastern_Bengal_and_Assam" title="Eastern Bengal and Assam">Eastern Bengal and Assam</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/All-India_Muslim_League" title="All-India Muslim League">All-India Muslim League</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Indian_independence_movement" title="Indian independence movement">Indian independence movement</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pakistan_Movement" title="Pakistan Movement">Pakistan Movement</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lahore_Resolution" title="Lahore Resolution">Lahore Resolution</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/United_Bengal" title="United Bengal">United Bengal</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Muslim_National_Guard" class="mw-redirect" title="Muslim National Guard">Muslim National Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Direct_Action_Day" title="Direct Action Day">Direct Action Day</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Noakhali_riots" title="Noakhali riots">Noakhali riots</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Partition_of_India" title="Partition of India">Partition of India</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Partition_of_Bengal_(1947)" title="Partition of Bengal (1947)">Partition of Bengal (1947)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:9.0em;background-color:#DCDCDC;">East Pakistan</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dominion_of_Pakistan" title="Dominion of Pakistan">Dominion of Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/East_Bengal" title="East Bengal">East Bengal</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pakistan_Muslim_League" title="Pakistan Muslim League">Pakistan Muslim League</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Objectives_Resolution" title="Objectives Resolution">Objectives Resolution</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/All_Pakistan_Awami_Muslim_League" class="mw-redirect" title="All Pakistan Awami Muslim League">All Pakistan Awami Muslim League</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bangladesh_Awami_League" 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style="width:9.0em;background-color:#DCDCDC;">Bengali self-determination</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Swadhin_Bangla_Biplobi_Parishad" title="Swadhin Bangla Biplobi Parishad">Swadhin Bangla Biplobi Parishad</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Six_point_movement" title="Six point movement">Six point movement</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Agartala_Conspiracy_Case" title="Agartala Conspiracy Case">Agartala Conspiracy Case</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1969_Mass_uprising_in_East_Pakistan" class="mw-redirect" title="1969 Mass uprising in East Pakistan">1969 uprising in East Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1970_Bhola_cyclone" title="1970 Bhola cyclone">1970 Bhola cyclone</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1970_Pakistani_general_election" title="1970 Pakistani general election">1970 Pakistani general election</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:9.0em;background-color:#DCDCDC;">Declaration of war</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/7_March_Speech_of_Bangabandhu" class="mw-redirect" title="7 March Speech of Bangabandhu">Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's speech of 7 March</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Non-cooperation_movement_(1971)" title="Non-cooperation movement (1971)">Non-cooperation movement</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Aleksei_A._Rodionov" title="Aleksei A. Rodionov">Rodionov message</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Admiral_Ahsan_Mission" title="Admiral Ahsan Mission">Admiral Ahsan Mission</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Operation_Searchlight" title="Operation Searchlight">Operation Searchlight</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Proclamation_of_Bangladeshi_Independence" title="Proclamation of Bangladeshi Independence">Proclamation of Bangladeshi Independence</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"><div id="*_Combatants_*_Campaigns_*_Theaters_*_Battles_*_Events_*_Massacres" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"> <ul><li>Combatants</li> <li>Campaigns</li> <li>Theaters</li> <li>Battles</li> <li>Events</li> <li>Massacres</li></ul> </div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:9.0em;background-color:#DCDCDC;">Combatants</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Provisional_Government_of_Bangladesh" title="Provisional Government of Bangladesh">Provisional Government of Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mukti_Bahini" title="Mukti Bahini">Mukti Bahini</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bangladesh_Army" title="Bangladesh Army">Bangladesh Army</a> <ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/K_Force_(Bangladesh)" title="K Force (Bangladesh)">K Force</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/S_Force_(Bangladesh)" title="S Force (Bangladesh)">S Force</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Z_Force_(Bangladesh)" title="Z Force (Bangladesh)">Z Force</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bangladesh_Navy" title="Bangladesh Navy">Bangladesh Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bangladesh_Air_Force" title="Bangladesh Air Force">Bangladesh Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Border_Guards_Bangladesh" class="mw-redirect" title="Border Guards Bangladesh">Bangladesh Rifles</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bangladesh_Ansar" title="Bangladesh Ansar">Bangladesh Ansar</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bangladesh_Police" title="Bangladesh Police">Bangladesh Police</a><br /></li> <li>Special Guerrilla Forces <ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Gonobahini_(Mukti_Bahini)" title="Gonobahini (Mukti Bahini)">Gono Bahini</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mujib_Bahini" title="Mujib Bahini">Mujib Bahini</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kader_Bahini" title="Kader Bahini">Kader Bahini</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Baten_Bahini" title="Baten Bahini">Baten Bahini</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Afsar_Bahini" title="Afsar Bahini">Afsar Bahini</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hemayet_Bahini" title="Hemayet Bahini">Hemayet Bahini</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Crack_Platoon" title="Crack Platoon">Crack Platoon</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pakistan_Armed_Forces" title="Pakistan Armed Forces">Pakistan Armed Forces</a> <ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pakistan_Army" title="Pakistan Army">Army</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pakistan_Navy" title="Pakistan Navy">Navy</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pakistan_Air_Force" title="Pakistan Air Force">Air Force</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pakistan_Marines" title="Pakistan Marines">Marines</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bangladesh_Jamaat-e-Islami" title="Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami">Jamaat-e-Islami</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/East_Pakistan_Central_Peace_Committee" title="East Pakistan Central Peace Committee">Central Peace Committee</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Razakar_(Pakistan)" title="Razakar (Pakistan)">Razakars</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Al-Badr_(East_Pakistan)" title="Al-Badr (East Pakistan)">Al-Badr</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Al-Shams_(East_Pakistan)" title="Al-Shams (East Pakistan)">Al-Shams</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;">Indian allies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Parliament_of_India" title="Parliament of India">Parliament of India</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Indian_Armed_Forces" title="Indian Armed Forces">Indian Armed Forces</a> <ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Indian_Army" title="Indian Army">Army</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Indian_Navy" title="Indian Navy">Navy</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Indian_Air_Force" title="Indian Air Force">Air Force</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mitro_Bahini_Order_of_Battle_December_1971" class="mw-redirect" title="Mitro Bahini Order of Battle December 1971">Mitro Bahini</a> (Indo-Bangali group)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:9.0em;background-color:#DCDCDC;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Campaigns and<br />theaters</div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pakistan_Armed_Forces_Eastern_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Pakistan Armed Forces Eastern Command">Pakistan Eastern Command</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Operation_Searchlight" title="Operation Searchlight">Operation Searchlight</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Operation_Barisal" title="Operation Barisal">Operation Barisal</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Cable_1971" title="Cable 1971">Cable 1971</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/List_of_sectors_in_the_Bangladesh_Liberation_War" title="List of sectors in the Bangladesh Liberation War">Sectors in the Bangladesh Liberation War</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Military_plans_of_the_Bangladesh_Liberation_War" title="Military plans of the Bangladesh Liberation War">Military plans of the Bangladesh Liberation War</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Eastern_Command_(India)" title="Eastern Command (India)">Eastern Command (India)</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Bangladesh_Liberation_War" title="Timeline of the Bangladesh Liberation War">Bangladesh War timeline</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Meghna_Heli_Bridge" title="Meghna Heli Bridge">Meghna Heli Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Operation_Jackpot" title="Operation Jackpot">Operation Jackpot</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/PNS_Mangro_(S133)" title="PNS Mangro (S133)">Mutiny on PNS Mangro in Toulon</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Operation_Python" title="Operation Python">Operation Python</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Operation_Trident_(1971)" title="Operation Trident (1971)">Operation Trident</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pakistan_Army_order_of_battle,_December_1971" title="Pakistan Army order of battle, December 1971">Pakistan Army order of battle, December 1971</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mitro_Bahini_Order_of_Battle_December_1971" class="mw-redirect" title="Mitro Bahini Order of Battle December 1971">Mitro Bahini Order of Battle December 1971</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sinking_of_PNS_Ghazi" class="mw-redirect" title="Sinking of PNS Ghazi">Sinking of PNS Ghazi</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/East_Pakistan_Air_Operations,_1971" class="mw-redirect" title="East Pakistan Air Operations, 1971">East Pakistan Air Operations, 1971</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Operation_Chengiz_Khan" title="Operation Chengiz Khan">Operation Chengiz Khan</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Operation_Cactus-Lilly" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Cactus-Lilly">Operation Cactus-Lilly</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:9.0em;background-color:#DCDCDC;">Major battles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Battle_of_Daruin" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle of Daruin">Battle of Daruin</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Battle_of_Rangamati-Mahalchari_waterway" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle of Rangamati-Mahalchari waterway">Battle of Rangamati-Mahalchari waterway</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Battle_of_Goalhati" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle of Goalhati">Battle of Goalhati</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hamidur_Rahman" title="Hamidur Rahman">Battle of Dhalai Outpost</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Battle_of_Dhalai" title="Battle of Dhalai">Battle of Dhalai</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Ajmiriganj&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Battle of Ajmiriganj (page does not exist)">Battle of Ajmiriganj</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Battle_of_Garibpur" title="Battle of Garibpur">Battle of Garibpur</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Battle_of_Hilli" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle of Hilli">Battle of Hilli</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Battle_of_Longewala" title="Battle of Longewala">Battle of Longewala</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Battle_of_Basantar" title="Battle of Basantar">Battle of Basantar</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Battle_of_Kushtia" title="Battle of Kushtia">Battle of Kushtia</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Battle_of_Boyra" title="Battle of Boyra">Battle of Boyra</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Battle_of_Atgram" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle of Atgram">Battle of Atgram</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:9.0em;background-color:#DCDCDC;">Other events</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Blood_Telegram" class="mw-redirect" title="Blood Telegram">Blood Telegram</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1971_Bangladesh_genocide" class="mw-redirect" title="1971 Bangladesh genocide">1971 Bangladesh genocide</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1971_killing_of_Bengali_intellectuals" title="1971 killing of Bengali intellectuals">1971 killing of Bengali intellectuals</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Rape_during_the_Bangladesh_Liberation_War" title="Rape during the Bangladesh Liberation War">Rape during the Bangladesh Liberation War</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/East_Bengali_refugees#1970s" title="East Bengali refugees">Refugees in India</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Swadhin_Bangla_Betar_Kendra" title="Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra">Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Shadhin_Bangla_Football_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="Shadhin Bangla Football Team">Shadhin Bangla Football Team</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_Concert_for_Bangladesh" title="The Concert for Bangladesh">The Concert for Bangladesh</a> <ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_Concert_for_Bangladesh_(album)" title="The Concert for Bangladesh (album)">Album</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_Concert_for_Bangladesh_(film)" title="The Concert for Bangladesh (film)">Film</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:9.0em;background-color:#DCDCDC;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/List_of_massacres_in_Bangladesh" title="List of massacres in Bangladesh">List of Massacres</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1971_Dhaka_University_massacre" title="1971 Dhaka University massacre">1971 Dhaka University massacre</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Shankharibazar_massacre" title="Shankharibazar massacre">Shankharibazar massacre</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ramna_massacre" title="Ramna massacre">Ramna massacre</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sutrapur_massacre" title="Sutrapur massacre">Sutrapur massacre</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jinjira_massacre" title="Jinjira massacre">Jinjira massacre</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Akhira_massacre" title="Akhira massacre">Akhira massacre</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jathibhanga_massacre" title="Jathibhanga massacre">Jathibhanga massacre</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Demra_massacre" title="Demra massacre">Demra massacre</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Chuknagar_massacre" title="Chuknagar massacre">Chuknagar massacre</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Madhyapara_massacre" title="Madhyapara massacre">Madhyapara massacre</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bakhrabad_massacre" title="Bakhrabad massacre">Bakhrabad massacre</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Burunga_massacre" title="Burunga massacre">Burunga massacre</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sohagpur_massacre" title="Sohagpur massacre">Sohagpur massacre</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Category:Massacres_in_Bangladesh" title="Category:Massacres in Bangladesh"><b>more</b></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:9.0em;background-color:#DCDCDC;">Related conflicts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1971" title="Indo-Pakistani War of 1971">Indo-Pakistani War of 1971</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Indo-Pakistani_Naval_War_of_1971" title="Indo-Pakistani Naval War of 1971">Indo-Pakistani Naval War of 1971</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"><div id="Leaders" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Leaders</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:9.0em;background-color:#DCDCDC;">Bangladesh</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7.0em;background-color:#DCDCDC;">Military</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/M._A._G._Osmani" title="M. A. G. Osmani">M. A. G. Osmani</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ziaur_Rahman" title="Ziaur Rahman">Ziaur Rahman</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Khaled_Mosharraf" title="Khaled Mosharraf">Khaled Mosharraf</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/K_M_Shafiullah" class="mw-redirect" title="K M Shafiullah">K M Shafiullah</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Shafaat_Jamil" title="Shafaat Jamil">Shafaat Jamil</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/A._K._Khandker" title="A. K. Khandker">A. K. Khandker</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Muhammad_Hamidullah_Khan" title="Muhammad Hamidullah Khan">Muhammad Hamidullah Khan</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Matiur_Rahman_(military_pilot)" title="Matiur Rahman (military pilot)">Matiur Rahman</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7.0em;background-color:#DCDCDC;">Civilian</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sheikh_Mujibur_Rahman" title="Sheikh Mujibur Rahman">Sheikh Mujibur Rahman</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Syed_Nazrul_Islam" title="Syed Nazrul Islam">Syed Nazrul Islam</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tajuddin_Ahmad" title="Tajuddin Ahmad">Tajuddin Ahmad</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Abul_Hasnat_Muhammad_Qamaruzzaman" title="Abul Hasnat Muhammad Qamaruzzaman">AHM Qamaruzzaman</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Muhammad_Hamidullah_Khan" title="Muhammad Hamidullah Khan">Muhammad Hamidullah Khan</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Serajul_Alam_Khan" title="Serajul Alam Khan">Serajul Alam Khan</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dhirendranath_Datta" title="Dhirendranath Datta">Dhirendranath Datta</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kazi_Nuruzzaman" title="Kazi Nuruzzaman">Kazi Nuruzzaman</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Chitta_Ranjan_Dutta" title="Chitta Ranjan Dutta">Chitta Ranjan Dutta</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Muhammad_Mansur_Ali" title="Muhammad Mansur Ali">Muhammad Mansur Ali</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Khondaker_Mostaq_Ahmad" title="Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad">Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/M._A._Hannan" title="M. A. Hannan">M. A. Hannan</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Abu_Sayeed_Chowdhury" title="Abu Sayeed Chowdhury">Abu Sayeed Chowdhury</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:9.0em;background-color:#DCDCDC;">Pakistan</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7.0em;background-color:#DCDCDC;">Military</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Yahya_Khan" title="Yahya Khan">Yahya Khan</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tikka_Khan" title="Tikka Khan">Tikka Khan</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Syed_Mohammad_Ahsan" title="Syed Mohammad Ahsan">S.M. Ahsan</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/A._A._K._Niazi" title="A. A. K. Niazi">A.K. Niazi</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sahabzada_Yaqub_Khan" title="Sahabzada Yaqub Khan">Yaqub Ali Khan</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mohammad_Shariff" title="Mohammad Shariff">Mohammad Shariff</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Rao_Farman_Ali" title="Rao Farman Ali">Rao Farman Ali</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Aboobaker_Osman_Mitha" title="Aboobaker Osman Mitha">A.O. Mitha</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Khadim_Hussain_Raja" title="Khadim Hussain Raja">Khadim Hussain</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Zafar_Masud" title="Zafar Masud">Mitty Masud</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ahmad_Zamir" title="Ahmad Zamir">Ahmad Zamir</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Inamul_Haque_Khan" title="Inamul Haque Khan">Inamul Haque</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Siddique_Salik" title="Siddique Salik">Siddique Salik</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Khalid_Mahmud_Arif" title="Khalid Mahmud Arif">K.M. Arif</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7.0em;background-color:#DCDCDC;">Civilian</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Zulfikar_Ali_Bhutto" title="Zulfikar Ali Bhutto">Zulfikar Ali Bhutto</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Abdul_Motaleb_Malik" title="Abdul Motaleb Malik">Dr. Abdul Motaleb Malik</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Nurul_Amin" title="Nurul Amin">Nurul Amin</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Shah_Azizur_Rahman" title="Shah Azizur Rahman">Shah Azizur Rahman</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ghulam_Azam" title="Ghulam Azam">Ghulam Azam</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Motiur_Rahman_Nizami" title="Motiur Rahman Nizami">Motiur Rahman Nizami</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jalaludin_Abdur_Rahim" title="Jalaludin Abdur Rahim">J.A. Rahim</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tridev_Roy" title="Tridev Roy">Tridev Roy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:9.0em;background-color:#DCDCDC;">Indian allies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7.0em;background-color:#DCDCDC;">Military</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sam_Manekshaw" title="Sam Manekshaw">Sam Manekshaw</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sardarilal_Mathradas_Nanda" title="Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda">S. M. Nanda</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pratap_Chandra_Lal" title="Pratap Chandra Lal">P. C. Lal</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jagjit_Singh_Aurora" title="Jagjit Singh Aurora">Jagjit Singh Aurora</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kunhiraman_Palat_Candeth" title="Kunhiraman Palat Candeth">K. P. Candeth</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Gopal_Gurunath_Bewoor" title="Gopal Gurunath Bewoor">Gopal Gurunath Bewoor</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sourendra_Nath_Kohli" title="Sourendra Nath Kohli">Sourendra Nath Kohli</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Nilakanta_Krishnan" title="Nilakanta Krishnan">Nilakanta Krishnan</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Minoo_Merwan_Engineer" title="Minoo Merwan Engineer">Minoo Merwan Engineer</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hari_Chand_Dewan" title="Hari Chand Dewan">Hari Chand Dewan</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sagat_Singh" title="Sagat Singh">Sagat Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tapishwar_Narain_Raina" title="Tapishwar Narain Raina">T. N. Raina</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Khem_Karan_Singh" title="Khem Karan Singh">Khem Karan Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sartaj_Singh_(general)" title="Sartaj Singh (general)">Sartaj Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Inderjit_Singh_Gill" title="Inderjit Singh Gill">Inderjit Singh Gill</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/J._F._R._Jacob" title="J. F. R. Jacob">J. F. R. Jacob</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Elenjikal_Chandy_Kuruvila" title="Elenjikal Chandy Kuruvila">E. C. Kuruvila</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/S._H._Sarma" title="S. H. Sarma">S. H. Sarma</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7.0em;background-color:#DCDCDC;">Civilian</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Indira_Gandhi" title="Indira Gandhi">Indira Gandhi</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/V._V._Giri" title="V. V. Giri">V. V. Giri</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Gopal_Swarup_Pathak" title="Gopal Swarup Pathak">Gopal Swarup Pathak</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/R._N._Kao" title="R. N. Kao">Rameshwar Kao</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Swaran_Singh" title="Swaran Singh">Swaran Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jagjivan_Ram" title="Jagjivan Ram">Jagjivan Ram</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dilip_Mahalanabis" title="Dilip Mahalanabis">Dilip Mahalanabis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"><div id="Aftermath" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Aftermath</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pakistani_Instrument_of_Surrender" title="Pakistani Instrument of Surrender">Pakistani Instrument of Surrender</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/International_recognition_of_Bangladesh" title="International recognition of Bangladesh">International recognition of Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Simla_Agreement" title="Simla Agreement">Simla Agreement</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Delhi_Agreement" title="Delhi Agreement">Delhi Agreement</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Stranded_Pakistanis_in_Bangladesh" title="Stranded Pakistanis in Bangladesh">Stranded Pakistanis in Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hamoodur_Rahman_Commission" title="Hamoodur Rahman Commission">Hamoodur Rahman Commission</a> <ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hamoodur_Rahman_Commission_Report" title="Hamoodur Rahman Commission Report">War Report</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Prisoners_of_war_during_the_Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1971" title="Prisoners of war during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971">1971 Prisoners of War Investigation</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bangladeshi_nationalism" title="Bangladeshi nationalism">Bangladeshi nationalism</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bangladesh%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Bangladesh–India relations">Bangladesh–India relations</a> <ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Indo-Bangla_Treaty_of_Friendship,_Cooperation_and_Peace" title="Indo-Bangla Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Peace">Indira-Mujib Treaty</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2001_Bangladesh%E2%80%93India_border_clashes" title="2001 Bangladesh–India border clashes">2001 Indo-Bangla skirmishes</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Deaths_along_the_Bangladesh%E2%80%93India_border" title="Deaths along the Bangladesh–India border">Deaths along the Bangladesh–India border</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bangladesh%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Bangladesh–Pakistan relations">Bangladesh–Pakistan relations</a> <ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2013_siege_of_the_Pakistani_embassy_in_Dhaka" title="2013 siege of the Pakistani embassy in Dhaka">2013 Pakistan Embassy siege</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bangladesh%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations#2015_incidents:_Diplomatic_Rifts" title="Bangladesh–Pakistan relations">2015 Expulsion of Pakistani diplomats from Dhaka</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"><div id="*_Related_topics_*_Categories" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"> <ul><li>Related topics</li> <li>Categories</li></ul> </div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:9.0em;background-color:#DCDCDC;">Commemoration</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7.0em;background-color:#DCDCDC;">Monuments and memorials</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/National_Martyrs%E2%80%99_Memorial" class="mw-redirect" title="National Martyrs’ Memorial">National Martyrs’ Memorial</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Martyred_Intellectuals_Memorial" title="Martyred Intellectuals Memorial">Martyred Intellectuals Memorial</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Swadhinata_Stambha" title="Swadhinata Stambha">Swadhinata Stambha</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Liberation_War_Memorial_Trust&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Liberation War Memorial Trust (page does not exist)">Liberation War Memorial Trust</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Liberation_War_Museum" title="Liberation War Museum">Liberation War Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bangladesh_Police_Liberation_War_Museum" title="Bangladesh Police Liberation War Museum">Bangladesh Police Liberation War Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Aparajeyo_Bangla" title="Aparajeyo Bangla">Aparajeyo Bangla</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Shabash_Bangladesh" title="Shabash Bangladesh">Shabash Bangladesh</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7.0em;background-color:#DCDCDC;">Anniversaries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bengali_Genocide_Remembrance_Day" class="mw-redirect" title="Bengali Genocide Remembrance Day">Bengali Genocide Remembrance Day</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Independence_Day_(Bangladesh)" title="Independence Day (Bangladesh)">Independence Day (Bangladesh)</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Armed_Forces_Day_(Bangladesh)" title="Armed Forces Day (Bangladesh)">Armed Forces Day (Bangladesh)</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Martyred_Intellectuals_Day" title="Martyred Intellectuals Day">Martyred Intellectuals Day</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Victory_day_of_Bangladesh" class="mw-redirect" title="Victory day of Bangladesh">Victory day of Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Vijay_Diwas_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vijay Diwas (India)">Vijay Diwas (India)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7.0em;background-color:#DCDCDC;">Decorations and depictions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Muktijuddho_e-Archive" title="Muktijuddho e-Archive">Muktijuddho e-Archive</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Artistic_depictions_of_the_Bangladesh_Liberation_War" title="Artistic depictions of the Bangladesh Liberation War">Artistic depictions</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_Bangladesh_Liberation_War" title="Awards and decorations of the Bangladesh Liberation War">Awards and decorations</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:9.0em;background-color:#DCDCDC;">Trials</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2013_Shahbag_protests" title="2013 Shahbag protests">2013 Shahbag protests</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Movement_demanding_trial_of_war_criminals_(Bangladesh)" title="Movement demanding trial of war criminals (Bangladesh)">Movement demanding trial of war criminals (Bangladesh)</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/International_Crimes_Tribunal_(Bangladesh)" title="International Crimes Tribunal (Bangladesh)">International Crimes Tribunal (Bangladesh)</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/War_Crimes_Fact_Finding_Committee" title="War Crimes Fact Finding Committee">War Crimes Fact Finding Committee</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:9.0em;background-color:#DCDCDC;">Categories</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Category:Bangladesh_Liberation_War" title="Category:Bangladesh Liberation War">Liberation War</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Category:1971_Bangladesh_genocide" title="Category:1971 Bangladesh genocide">Genocide</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Category:Aftermath_of_the_Bangladesh_Liberation_War" title="Category:Aftermath of the Bangladesh Liberation War">Aftermath</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Category:Films_based_on_the_Bangladesh_Liberation_War" title="Category:Films based on the Bangladesh Liberation War">Films</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Category:Causes_and_prelude_of_the_Bangladesh_Liberation_War" title="Category:Causes and prelude of the Bangladesh Liberation War">Causes and prelude</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Category:Battles_of_the_Bangladesh_Liberation_War" title="Category:Battles of the Bangladesh Liberation War">Battles</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Category:People_of_the_Bangladesh_Liberation_War" title="Category:People of the Bangladesh Liberation War">Peoples</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Category:Generals_of_the_Bangladesh_Liberation_War" title="Category:Generals of the Bangladesh Liberation War">Military personnel</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div>'
Whether or not the change was made through a Tor exit node (tor_exit_node)
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Unix timestamp of change (timestamp)
'1694554631'